ta

¹ American  

[tah] / tɑ /

interjection

British Slang.

1. thank you.

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tā ² American  

[tah] / tɑ /

noun

1. the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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ṭā ³ American  

[tah] / tɑ /

noun

1. the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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Ta ⁴ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. tantalum.

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TA ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. teaching assistant.

2. transactional analysis.

3. transit authority.

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TA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Territorial Army (now superseded by TAVR )

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Ta ² British  

symbol

1. tantalum

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ta ³ British  

/ tɑː /

interjection

1. informal thank you

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Etymology

Origin of ta¹

First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration

Origin of tā²

From Arabic

Origin of ṭā³

From Arabic

Example Sentences

In Des Moines, Iowa, Axios reporter Linh Ta used to attend three-hour city budget meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t have to scramble constantly with the daily grind,” Ta said.

From The Wall Street Journal

TA Securities raises Maybank’s target price to MYR13.30 from MYR12.40, while maintaining a buy rating on the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some of the steepest price drops tallied by Morgan Stanley this year include the 29% haircut on loans to Veracode, a security software firm majority owned by TA Associates, and the 20% price drop for Qlik Technologies, mainly owned by Thoma Bravo.

From Barron's

“Already did. I go ta full bucket, so I decided to do some fishing.”

From Literature